\Gra"cious\, a. [F. gracieux, L. gratiosus. See
{Grace}.]
1. Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or
bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent;
merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor;
condescending; as, his most gracious majesty.
A god ready to pardon, gracious and merciful. --Neh.
ix. 17.
So hallowed and so gracious in the time. --Shak.
2. Abounding in beauty, loveliness, or amiability; graceful;
excellent.
Since the birth of Cain, the first male child, . . .
There was not such a gracious creature born. --Shak.
3. Produced by divine grace; influenced or controlled by the
divine influence; as, gracious affections.
Syn: Favorable; kind; benevolent; friendly; beneficent;
benignant; merciful.